Night Shift Medical Laboratory Scientist I – Perth Amboy

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated; Perth Amboy (NJ); On-site; USD 39,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Career advancement opportunities

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Quest Diagnostics is hiring a Medical Laboratory Scientist I in Perth Amboy, NJ, a hospital-based position at Raritan Bay. Work hours are 11:00PM-7:30AM, Monday to Friday with rotational weekends. A $10K sign-on bonus is available for external applicants.

The role involves performing routine and high-complexity testing, maintaining records, and staying compliant with CLIA, HIPAA and safety guidelines. ASCP certification or eligibility is required or preferred.

Qualifications

• BS in Medical Technology preferred; or BS/BA in Chemistry or Biology, or Associates degree in a Laboratory Science or Medical Technology
• ASCP certified or eligibility required
• 1 year Clinical experience (high complexity testing) preferred

Responsibilities

• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test result.
• Maintain records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures.
• Review and release test results.
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or notify the senior technologist or supervisor.

Skills

Laboratory testing

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

BS in Medical Technology or related

ASCP certification or eligibility

Job description

Quest Diagnostics is hiring a Medical Laboratory Scientist I in Perth Amboy, NJ, a hospital-based position at Raritan Bay. Work hours are 11:00PM-7:30AM, Monday to Friday with rotational weekends. A $10K sign-on bonus is available for external applicants.

The role involves performing routine and high-complexity testing, maintaining records, and staying compliant with CLIA, HIPAA and safety guidelines. ASCP certification or eligibility is required or preferred.